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| "What started as a one-time event in 2003 has blossomed into one of San Diego's most engaging music programs." ~ Performances Magazine (Dec. 2004) |
| Unless otherwise noted, all concerts are held at: AMSDconcerts (formerly Acoustic Music San Diego) 4650 Mansfield Street San Diego, CA 92116 (619) 303-8176 All shows start at 7:30 pm, unless otherwise noted |
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| January 7 @7:30 |
Dave Stamey has been bucked off and stomped by many horses. He has been
stepped on by mules and dragged around branding pens by cattle of many
sizes. He’s ridden in the rain, in the snow, in the rain some more, in pretty
nasty heat, and in feedlot pens where the air was thick and decidedly fragrant.
He’s even wrangled dudes.
He is now one of the most popular Western entertainers working today. Dave
finds he prefers this. He has been voted Entertainer of the Year, Male
Performer of the Year and Songwriter of the Year by the Western Music
Association, and Male Vocalist of the Year by the Academy of Western Artists.
Cowboys and Indians Magazine has called him “the Charley Russell of
Western Music”
stepped on by mules and dragged around branding pens by cattle of many
sizes. He’s ridden in the rain, in the snow, in the rain some more, in pretty
nasty heat, and in feedlot pens where the air was thick and decidedly fragrant.
He’s even wrangled dudes.
He is now one of the most popular Western entertainers working today. Dave
finds he prefers this. He has been voted Entertainer of the Year, Male
Performer of the Year and Songwriter of the Year by the Western Music
Association, and Male Vocalist of the Year by the Academy of Western Artists.
Cowboys and Indians Magazine has called him “the Charley Russell of
Western Music”
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Reserved Seating - Rows 8+: $20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dinner Package - Rows 1 - 7: $47 (click HERE for details). . . . . . .
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| January 21 @ 7:30 |
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Dinner Package - Rows 1 - 7: $52 . . .Dinner Package seating sold out. . . . . . . .
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Dave Alvin is one of the seminal figures in California music, a poet and global ambassador for the
folk-blues-country amalgam known as roots rock. Over the course of roughly three decades, Alvin
has compiled one of the great, if under- appreciated, California songbooks, cataloging the people
and places most overlook or choose to ignore.
Dave’s music is a braid of different American musics—blues, country, rock’n’roll, pop, folk and
R&B—and in each strand, he favors the California accent. His favorite blues, for example, is the
West Coast scene that coalesced around Big Joe Turner and T-Bone Walker after World War II.
Dave’s favorite country music is the Bakersfield Sound of Buck Owens and Merle Haggard. His
favorite R&B is the South Central L.A. scene of Jesse Belvin, Johnny “Guitar” Watson, Richard
Berry and the Calvanes. His favorite folk songwriters are the California heirs of Woody Guthrie’s
years there—Kate Wolf, Jim Ringer, Mary McCaslin, Rosalie Sorrels and Tom Russell. His
favorite pop-rock songwriters are the chroniclers of California’s collision of sun-tanned hopes and
film-noir disappointments— Randy Newman, Tom Waits, Brian Wilson and Stan Ridgway.
Alvin sings of life on the margins and between the cracks, of farm workers and illegal immigrants,
of meth heads and lost souls and places like Bellflower, Fontana, the High Sierra and the 605
Freeway.
folk-blues-country amalgam known as roots rock. Over the course of roughly three decades, Alvin
has compiled one of the great, if under- appreciated, California songbooks, cataloging the people
and places most overlook or choose to ignore.
Dave’s music is a braid of different American musics—blues, country, rock’n’roll, pop, folk and
R&B—and in each strand, he favors the California accent. His favorite blues, for example, is the
West Coast scene that coalesced around Big Joe Turner and T-Bone Walker after World War II.
Dave’s favorite country music is the Bakersfield Sound of Buck Owens and Merle Haggard. His
favorite R&B is the South Central L.A. scene of Jesse Belvin, Johnny “Guitar” Watson, Richard
Berry and the Calvanes. His favorite folk songwriters are the California heirs of Woody Guthrie’s
years there—Kate Wolf, Jim Ringer, Mary McCaslin, Rosalie Sorrels and Tom Russell. His
favorite pop-rock songwriters are the chroniclers of California’s collision of sun-tanned hopes and
film-noir disappointments— Randy Newman, Tom Waits, Brian Wilson and Stan Ridgway.
Alvin sings of life on the margins and between the cracks, of farm workers and illegal immigrants,
of meth heads and lost souls and places like Bellflower, Fontana, the High Sierra and the 605
Freeway.
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Elephant Revival recently signed with Chad Stoke's (Dispatch/State Radio) label "Ruff Shod
Records." The band's 2nd album entitled "Break in the Clouds" was released Nov 22nd, 2010 and
peaked at the #2 spot of Itunes (singer/songwriter). The single "Go On" was also featured on
Amazon.com as one of their indie picks of the week.
"Break in the Clouds" arrives on the heels of notable appearances including; Big Top Chautauqua w/
the Avett Brothers (WI), The Knitting Factory w/ Yonder Mountain String Band (ID), Ogden
Theater w/ Railroad Earth (CO), Fox Theater (CO), Armstrong Hall (CO), Moab Folk festival (UT),
Ridgway Town Park w/ Sallie Ford and the Outside Sound (CO), Aggie Theater (CO), Sioux River
Folk Fest (SD), Boats & Bluegrass Festival (MN), Winter Wind Concert Series (OK), Aggie Theater
w/ Split Lip Rayfield (CO), Harvest Festival (AR), Freight & Salvage (CA) & The Woods w/ Bill
Nershi of SCI (OR).
Records." The band's 2nd album entitled "Break in the Clouds" was released Nov 22nd, 2010 and
peaked at the #2 spot of Itunes (singer/songwriter). The single "Go On" was also featured on
Amazon.com as one of their indie picks of the week.
"Break in the Clouds" arrives on the heels of notable appearances including; Big Top Chautauqua w/
the Avett Brothers (WI), The Knitting Factory w/ Yonder Mountain String Band (ID), Ogden
Theater w/ Railroad Earth (CO), Fox Theater (CO), Armstrong Hall (CO), Moab Folk festival (UT),
Ridgway Town Park w/ Sallie Ford and the Outside Sound (CO), Aggie Theater (CO), Sioux River
Folk Fest (SD), Boats & Bluegrass Festival (MN), Winter Wind Concert Series (OK), Aggie Theater
w/ Split Lip Rayfield (CO), Harvest Festival (AR), Freight & Salvage (CA) & The Woods w/ Bill
Nershi of SCI (OR).
- “Elephant Revival is a magical blend of melodies and rhythms with their roots in the past and their hearts in the
future.” ~ Bill Nershi of String Cheese Incident - "…the CD brims with poised folk ballads, modern Celtic fiddle dirges, hints of blues and Appalachia… coaxing the
spirit but slyly avoiding climbing fully into each form’s body.” ~ Dave Kirby – The Boulder Weekly, Feb. 2009 - “Diverse yet accessible‚ the group brilliantly mix the simplicity of folk music with an array of multi-instrumental
exploration.” ~ Ryan Lowell - State of Mind Magazine - Dec. 2009 - "Elephant Revival is living proof that the way high Colorado Front Range town of Nederland continues to inspire some
of the finest and most creative music to be found anywhere. Following the lead, but not the footsteps, of groups like
Leftover Salmon and the Yonder Mountain String Band, the five-piece Elephant Revival has created a unique and
appealing modern acoustic sound simultaneously soaked in all manner of tradition." ~ Jeffrey Keith – Marquee
Magazine, Nov. 2008 - .
- "When I hear Elephant Revival I am struck by my inability to define it. I am forced to confront the music as it is,
connecting to it with a virgin spirit of mind.” ~ Mike Eberle – Independent Film Director
- "Each Elephant possesses remarkable and uncanny vocal abilities which can be heard during every performance. The
individual members also carry a vast amount of instrumental talent…. – So whether you need to get on the dance floor
to shake off those “Jet Lag Blues” or the “Ring Around the Moon” has got you wired for sound, one Elephant Revival
show will save your soul from stagnation. Or at the very least, you’ll be roaming the Rockies looking for Elephants." - ~ Joe Mack, The Current (Dec. 2007)
| January 20 @7:30 |
Reserved Seating - Rows 8+: $20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dinner Package - Rows 1 - 7: $47 (click HERE for details). . . . . . .
Reserved Seating - Rows 8+: $20
Dinner Package - Rows 1 - 7: $47 (click HERE for details)
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“Live From the Starving Ear” is the name of satirical songwriter Roy Zimmerman’s new
show, coming to AMSD Concerts in San Diego Friday, January 27. It’s also the name of
his new series on YouTube.
The Starving Ear is an homage to San Francisco’s legendary nightclub the hungry i. “It’s
our virtual performance-space-slash-coffeehouse,” Zimmerman explains. “People’s ears
ARE starving, and sound bites won’t feed them. What we’re serving at the Starving Ear is
a balanced meal of music, comedy, and fervent, caffeine-fueled conversation.” He cites the
success of Jon Stewart’s Rally to Restore Sanity as proof of a craving for public discourse
which is at once funny and substantive.
A North Beach landmark in the Folk Era heyday of the early ‘60’s the hungry i was a
launching pad for such talents as Lenny Bruce, Mort Sahl, Phyllis Diller, even Barbra
Streisand. Zimmerman’s YouTube series, and his live show take obvious inspiration from
the socially engaged music and comedy of that time.
Onstage, “Live From the Starving Ear”is 90 minutes of Roy’s funny songs and comic
commentary. “There’s a whole new political landscape,” he says, “painted by Jackson
Pollock.”
show, coming to AMSD Concerts in San Diego Friday, January 27. It’s also the name of
his new series on YouTube.
The Starving Ear is an homage to San Francisco’s legendary nightclub the hungry i. “It’s
our virtual performance-space-slash-coffeehouse,” Zimmerman explains. “People’s ears
ARE starving, and sound bites won’t feed them. What we’re serving at the Starving Ear is
a balanced meal of music, comedy, and fervent, caffeine-fueled conversation.” He cites the
success of Jon Stewart’s Rally to Restore Sanity as proof of a craving for public discourse
which is at once funny and substantive.
A North Beach landmark in the Folk Era heyday of the early ‘60’s the hungry i was a
launching pad for such talents as Lenny Bruce, Mort Sahl, Phyllis Diller, even Barbra
Streisand. Zimmerman’s YouTube series, and his live show take obvious inspiration from
the socially engaged music and comedy of that time.
Onstage, “Live From the Starving Ear”is 90 minutes of Roy’s funny songs and comic
commentary. “There’s a whole new political landscape,” he says, “painted by Jackson
Pollock.”
VIDEO: Click HERE to watch
Zimmerman’s songs have been heard on HBO and Showtime, and he’s a featured blogger for the Huffington Post. The Los Angeles Times
says, "Zimmerman displays a lacerating wit and keen awareness of society's foibles that bring to mind a latter-day Tom Lehrer."
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| January 27 @ 7:30 |
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